Poker Hands Preflop
On this site you can find all possible combinations of preflop hands that can occur in Texas Hold'em Poker. As a bonus you will also learn the nicknames of the different hands. The hands are ranked from #1 to #169, where #1 is the best. This ranking is applicable when the poker table is full ring (9-10 people). Preflop is the most common and important street in poker. The decisions you make on this street will greatly impact the rest of the hand. The hands are organized by position or the order in which you act at the table. Play starts out with the Under The Gun (UTG) player, then moves to UTG+1, UTG+2, LoJack (LJ), HiJack (HJ), Cutoff (CO), Button (BTN). Top 10 Poker Hands Pre Flop; Top Ten Poker Hands Preflop; Poker Strategy. Shoring up your preflop game is one of the quickest and surest ways to improve your overall game and make more money at the poker table. One of the most common weaknesses shared by newer poker players is a tendency to call too often preflop.
- vs Open
- Squeeze
- vs 3bet
- vs 4bet
These preflop ranges have been specifically designed for 100BB deep games with medium rake.
Each preflop matrix will have a raise size associated with it which must be used for the range to be balanced.
New Color Key
Purple = 100% Raise
Red = 75% Raise, 25% Call
Orange = 50% Raise, 50% Call
Yellow = 25% Raise, 75% Call
Green = 100% Call
Pink = 25% Raise, 75% Fold
Dark Blue = 50% Raise, 50% Fold
Top Poker Hands Preflop
White = 50% Call, 50% Fold
Light Blue = 25% Raise, 25% Call, 50% Fold
Grey = 100% Fold
Old Color Key
Red = Always Raise
Orange = Often Raise, otherwise Call
Yellow = Sometimes Raise, otherwise Call
Green = Always Call
Pink = Sometimes Raise, otherwise Fold
White = Call or Fold
Blue = Raise, Call or Fold
When To Fold Preflop
Grey = Always Fold
Seat Names
Big Blind (BB): The player in the big blind
Small Blind (SB): The player in the small blind
Button (BU): The player on the button
Cutoff (CO): The player to the immediate right of the button
Hijack (HJ): The player two seats to the right of the button
Lojack (LJ): The player three seats to the right of the button. First to act in 6-max
Under-The-Gun +2 (UTG2): The player four seats to the right of the button
Under-The-Gun +1 (UTG1): The player five seats to the right of the button
Under-The-Gun (UTG): The player six seats to the right of the button. First to act in Full Ring
Early Position (EP): Either UTG, UTG1 or UTG2
Middle Position (MP): Either LJ or HJ
Late Position (LP): Either CO or BTN